Question

What is meant by ‘Mahajanpadas’ ? Name the sixteen Mahajanpadas.

Answer 1

The Mahājanapadas (Sanskrit: महाजनपद, lit. 'great realm', from maha, "great", and janapada "foothold of a people") were sixteen kingdoms or oligarchic republics that existed in ancient India from the sixth to fourth centuries BCE.

There were sixteen of such Mahajanapadas: Kasi, Kosala, Anga, Magadha, Vajji, Malla, Chedi, Vatsa, Kuru, Panchala, Machcha, Surasena, Assaka, Avanti, Gandhara and Kamboja.

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Answer 2

It means great kingdoms
The 16 mahajanpadas are kasi, kosala, anga, magadha, Vajji, malla,chedi, vatsa, kuru, panchala,machcha,surasena,assaka,avanti ,gandhara, kamboja .